About two months ago (yes, I’m frantically trying to squeeze in all the summer pictures before they look ridiculous!), the Huz and I went to a friends house for an amazing dinner that we won at Maya’s school auction!
I’d been wanting to wear this maxi dress, but was worried I’d look too dressed up. Am I the only one that worrieSO..I put a vintage braided belt on and some Birkenstocks, and dressed it down a little!
My parents were watching Maya, so we took these when I went to drop her off. YES, I brought my camera and tripod haha. And when we showed up, my mom was unintentionally totally matching us!
I’d call that FATE!!
I mean… 🙂
Love this sequence of Maya. It’s SO HER!!
Totally sweet and innocent…
Then strutting her stuff!
And….doing a booty dance haha.
The dinner we went to was at a friends house that lives a few blocks from us, but they went totally all out because it was an auction fundraiser.
My mouth is watering looking at all these images again!
Their backyard is AMAZING!
And one of the dads that helped put the dinner together did this amazing seafood broil!
Are you kidding me??!!
And, yup! I logged my tripod with me here too haha. Again…it’s only a few blocks away 😉
As the sun went down and the drinks set in… 🙂
On me…
The stage Maya was (ok, IS) in right now…
Can you tell?
Pretty sure it’s obvious by now that we are both obsessed with clogs!
Totally obsessed with straw bags for summer too!
And as the temps get cooler…just throw a cardigan over everything!
I can’t even….
On me…
Oh, don’t mind me…just retying.
Ha!
Oh…I guess I wasn’t supposed to dance too….
Love the little faux leather straps with the leather tassles!
Maya on the other hand, has ALWAYS been a dress girl! 🙂
And…thankfully also a world class cuddler!
Hahaha. Trying really hard to be grumpy. Ok, I can laugh about it now…
Thankfully, it usually ends up in laughter.
Maya was taking a bath when I took these, so…just me. Quickly outside. Such is life nowadays…
GRRR! This is the one thing I don’t like about taking my own pics. Nobody there to say that my
AND….why is it when I do a hair flip, it looks ridiculous, yet others do it and it looks amazing?
Clearly….NOT amazing!
And…could you DIE over Maya’s cute jumpsuit?!! I want it in MY SIZE! I scored it on eBay (like new!) for $14 (retailed for $160-what the WHAT?!!) I couldn’t wait to put her in it! It’s SUPER lightweight, so again…great for the heat waves we’ve had this summer!
Her face…
LOOOOVE this next one!
I recently scored these pair of Birkenstocks for me for $25! They didn’t even look like they’d been worn! Yay me! Maya’s were another eBay score for $14 
People always tell me I’m so lucky Maya is so good in front of the camera, and that she likes having her picture taken.
This one though… 🙂
Right in the beginning of the hike, you can walk off to the side onto these huge boulders.
The trails are very well maintained!
It’s a little steep going down into the water, so keep that in mind when wondering about appropriate ages to take your kids.
Sooooo pretty!!
And a little breeze from the falls 🙂
These steep rocks line the sides near the bottom.
Technically, I think this is a dress, but…yeah that’s not happening 🙂
LOVE!!
Maya was adamant about 
We got her for Maya a few years ago for Christmas. Costco had them (for $50!), and I KNEW the minute I saw it, that Maya would love her!
Twinning is always winning! 🙂
AND….haha.
Such a little nugget!!
And yes…for those following along for a while, STILL licking.
Before she heard the shutter clicking. It seemed to mesmerize her, which was great!
I’m obsessed with anything cowl neck!! If it has it in the back, I’m always in!
That grin though…
Slightly out of focus, but whatever….
Getting the Huz in front of the camera requires a special occasion, and I WILL pull the bday card!! 🙂
Loooooove this next one!
Maya fake laughing…um…?
One of the reasons we didn’t celebrate a little sooner was that Maya fell off a bench at Girl Scout camp and cut her head open. This kid can handle pain like a CHAMP, but…trips to the Dr and treatment…not so much. Trips to two different Urgent Cares later…she was totally fine, but our dinner reservation was not. BIG thanks to my parents who had dinner waiting for us when we finally came home.
Maya’s in a “I’m going to make any kind of face but a real smile for pictures” phase…it’s neat.
But she sure does love her Meme and BOPO.
Maya aka Zoolander….
Um…is this thing on?
And where are we supposed to stand??
Pretty typical Maya shot as of late…
AND…I messed up where we were supposed to stand!!! SO BUMMED, but…still love this in all
That means lots of layers in the morning, that you peel off during the day, and then add back on at night… 🙂
I’m seriously obsessed with knit jumpsuits now! You literally feel like you are wearing pajamas! Yet, you cam make them look put together too!
These have a fun stripe down the side.
How cute are Maya’s pink Docs!!??
Our neighbor came home. Don’t mind us… 🙂
She kills me with these poses!
I can’t even… I almost didn’t post this, because…my LORD…what is that FACE?!! But obviously
Me adjusting, and Maya…well, who knows what that face is for 🙂
Us just seeing our neighbor… 🙂
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